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VideoWatch: Five ways Watch Dogs 2 connects to Watch Dogs 1
Now you'll never have to hack your way through the original.
VideoVideo: Watch Dogs lets you spy on an NPC using their Kinect
You are the controller.
Digital FoundryWatch Dogs PS3: has last-gen hardware had its day?
Stripped back extensively, the soul of the game is at risk.
Digital FoundryFace-Off: Watch Dogs
Hack once again with the ill behaviour.
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Watch Dogs is free on PC from tomorrow
Can you hack it?
Watch Dogs, Dragon Age headline June's Xbox Live Games with Gold
Plus Assassin's Creed 3, and more.
VideoWatch: Five ways Watch Dogs 2 connects to Watch Dogs 1
Now you'll never have to hack your way through the original.
Next Watch Dogs game coming in the next 13 months
Will fill the role of Assassin's Creed.
Watch Dogs 2 spotted on Ubisoft programmer's LinkedIn
Can it learn some new tricks?
Alien Isolation, Watch Dogs 60% off in huge Xbox sale
UPDATE: Weekend discounts on Halo: MCC, Killer Instinct, more.
Watch Dogs 2 must "appeal to fans in a new way", creative director says
"There's a lot of room for improvement."
Frozen beats FIFA 15 and Call of Duty as UK's best-selling entertainment product of 2014
But video games beat Ed Sheeran, at least.
Digital FoundryDigital Foundry vs Watch Dogs on Wii U
Is this the end of mature AAA multi-platform game development on Nintendo's console?
Watch Dogs has shifted 9 million copies
Ubisoft sales up 65 per cent year-over-year.
Jade Raymond leaves Ubisoft after a decade
Splinter Cell: Blacklist producer Alexandre Parizeau is replacing her.
Watch Dogs Wii U won't get the Bad Blood DLC
Ubisoft isn't throwing Nintendo a T-Bone on this one.
FeatureWatch Dogs: Bad Blood shows off its new tricks
But is Ubisoft's open world worth revisiting?
Watch Dogs Wii U gets a November release date
Use the GamePad as a map or for Off-TV Play.
Watch Dogs: Bad Blood expansion coming this month
Trailer shows T-Bone in action.
Watch Dogs update finally lets you hack your friends
Misbehaving players will now be pooled together.
Watch Dogs is Ubisoft's last mature game for Wii U
"They are very interested in Just Dance."
Watch Dogs teases New Jersey-based DLC
The garden surveillance state.
Watch Dogs enhanced graphics mod gets a final release
Is TheWorse's mod the best way to play the game?
Watch Dogs has shipped over 8 million units
"Is now well positioned as a major franchise," says Yves Guillemot.
Watch Dogs gets new single-player DLC tomorrow on all platforms
Adds three new missions, two weapons and four perks.
Ubisoft explains why Watch Dogs on PC contains hidden graphics files
"Deactivated for a variety of reasons."
Watch Dogs patch fixes corrupted save files, online issues
Plus performance improvements on PC.
PlayStation 4 is top-selling console for five months straight in the US
3DS second, while Mario Kart 8 sees Wii U improve.
Digital FoundryWas there really a Watch Dogs graphics downgrade?
Now the dust has settled, Digital Foundry examines all the evidence.
Nvidia partnering on Assassin's Creed: Unity, Far Cry 4 for PC
GameWorks team also involved with The Crew and The Division.
Watch Dogs loading bug blocks some users that have redeemed uPlay rewards
UPDATE: "Not specifically related to Uplay Rewards," Ubisoft reveals.
Watch Dogs sells 4m copies in a week
Biggest new IP launch in the US and UK.
VideoVideo: Watch Dogs lets you spy on an NPC using their Kinect
You are the controller.
Assassin's Creed 4 character crosses over to Watch Dogs
Ubisoft's biggest nod yet that the universes are combined.
Watch Dogs walkthrough and strategy guide
Our essential guide to Ubisoft's latest open-world adventure.
Watch Dogs is the biggest new IP launch in the UK ever
Only GTA, FIFA, COD and Battlefield have ever sold more.
Digital FoundryWatch Dogs PS3: has last-gen hardware had its day?
Stripped back extensively, the soul of the game is at risk.
FeatureWatch Dogs: stuck in the unfunny valley
Open-world games are often better when they lighten up.
Digital FoundryFace-Off: Watch Dogs
Hack once again with the ill behaviour.
uPlay issues affect Watch Dogs on PS4 and Xbox One, too
And Trials Fusion, Child of Light and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag.
Watch Dogs PR stunt goes awry, summons bomb squad
"It was the dumbest stunt ever."
Watch Dogs outsold any Ubisoft game ever in 24 hours
Well Watch Dogs, we have a wiener!
Watch Dogs PC unplayable for many due to Uplay errors
"All the possible efforts are put into the resolution of this problem."
Digital FoundryWatch Dogs performance analysis
Initial tests and impressions from Digital Foundry.
VideoVideo: Watch Watch Dogs, dogs
We are live-streaming three times today. Woof.
Watch Dogs review
Cyber house rules.
VideoVideo: Watch Dogs' mad Digital Trip mini-games revealed
Carmageddon-style driving, psychedelic jumping, robot spiders and more.
Digital FoundryDoes Watch Dogs deliver on its stunning E3 2012 reveal?
Digital Foundry presents in-depth tech analysis.
VideoVideo: Things you must try in Watch Dogs
And more from Outside Xbox.
Confirmed: Watch Dogs PS4 900p, Xbox One 792p, both 30fps
No multiplayer freeroam for last-gen versions.
VideoVideo: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry references spotted in Watch Dogs
When worlds collide.
Watch Dogs runs at 1080p 60fps on PlayStation 4, Sony says
UPDATE: Listing has removed this boast.
Watch Dogs season pass includes story DLC, mini-game, weapons, outfits
Not coming to Wii U.
Watch Dogs PC free when you buy a new Nvidia card
Settle the graphics debate once and for all.
FeatureDoes Watch Dogs deliver on its early promise?
Pearce de résistance.
Watch Dogs 2 would "certainly not" take as long to make
Morin muses on where a sequel could lead.
Watch Dogs' graphics will "compare greatly to E3 2012"
"If you use the same weather at the same place at the same time."
Ubisoft site lists Watch Dogs on Wii U for autumn 2014
Release date finally spied.
Ubisoft shows off the PC version of Watch Dogs
Is this closer to the E3 2012 reveal footage?
Watch Dogs season pass includes new playable character
Plus extra missions and weapons for a discount.
Watch Dogs PC recommended specs are pretty tasty
UPDATE: Want it to look like the new trailer? Ultra specs unveiled!
Watch Dogs graphics look better in the latest trailer
UPDATE: Footage taken from a PS4 dev kit.
VideoVideo: Inside Watch Dogs' rival factions
Ubisoft talks tech company Blume and hacker collective DeadSec.
Watch Dogs PlayStation-exclusive content detailed
Four missions, an outfit and a hacking perk.
VideoVideo: How Ubisoft cracked Watch Dogs' hacking
More exclusive interview footage.
Average player takes 35-40 hours to finish Watch Dogs
Plus, Ubisoft confirms additional content following delay.
FeatureHow Watch Dogs' multiplayer liberates Ubisoft's open world
New impressions, new gameplay and new details on Ubisoft Montreal's blockbuster.
Watch Dogs PC minimum specs confirmed
Creative director says recent trailer "wasn't a good graphics reference".
Watch Dogs closed beta spotted for Xbox One
Maybe it will Aiden your purchase.
In pictures: the Watch Dogs floor
A brief look inside Ubisoft Montreal.
FeatureWhy Watch Dogs was delayed
"It takes balls to do it, and I like that."
Watch Dogs release date revealed
UPDATE: new trailer released. PlayStation-exclusive DLC confirmed.
Watch Dogs delayed again on Wii U
To focus on platforms with the "broadest possible benefit".
Ubisoft still listing Watch Dogs for release on Wii U
Despite cancellation rumours.
FeatureEurogamer readers' most anticipated games of 2014
Your top 10 choices for the year ahead.
Assassin's Creed 4, Watch Dogs DLC exclusive to PlayStation for six months
UPDATE: AC4 PlayStation content will remain exclusive, Ubisoft confirms.
FeatureUbisoft cancels the next-generation launch party
Watch Dogs' delay is a blow, but also a sign of the French publisher's growing might.
Watch Dogs delayed until spring 2014
UPDATE: Amazon and GameStop to offer bundle pre-orders ala carte PS4s
Watch Dogs boss compares its Chicago map to GTA 5's scale
“We have a huge world but it's more about the density.”
EGXEurogamer Expo 2013 developer sessions schedule unveiled
Watch_Dogs! Killzone! The Witcher 3! Forza 5! All streamed online, too.
Uplay confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One
PC client set for 4.0 update in October.
Watch Dogs film announced by Ubisoft
Bet it has a hack writer.
Witness Aisha Tyler's unintentionally hilarious cameo in Watch Dogs
She's just entered... the danger zone.
The Division to launch towards the end of 2014
Ubisoft expects Watch Dogs to sell over 6 million copies.
Digital FoundryTech Analysis: Watch Dogs on PlayStation 4
How well does cutting-edge PC code translate to next-gen console?
FeatureThe next-generation will be open-world
Ubisoft and more on connected freedom.
FeatureAfter Xbox One U-turn pre-owned is back on the table - but at what cost?
Mixed opinions on the complex issue of second-hand sales.
FeatureMicrosoft makes the case for Xbox One's 300,000 server cloud, but what do developers think?
Respawn, Ubisoft and DICE on the "power of the cloud".
Driver: San Francisco dev reportedly working on a racing game called The Crew
Studio to announce new game at E3. Co-production with ex-Test Drive devs?
Ubisoft offers US gamers the chance to be a pedestrian in Watch Dogs
15 will be chosen at random.
Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed 4 confirmed for Xbox One
Big 2013 games among six coming to Microsoft's new console from Ubisoft.
FeatureInside Watch Dogs, Ubisoft's new open world
New details including next-gen wind, and how others players can infiltrate your single-player game.
Watch Dogs includes 60 minutes of PS3-exclusive content
UPDATE: Ubisoft confirms for PlayStation 4, too.
Watch Dogs release date named, new gameplay trailer
Four special editions hounded out.
FeatureAnnualised Assassin's, next-gen and ploughing fields: the boss of Ubisoft Montreal
"On the farming analogy..."
Every PlayStation 4 game, every developer announced so far
UPDATE: 169 companies have now signed up. Still no The Last Guardian.
FeatureThe big interview: Sony's Shuhei Yoshida on PS4
"It's more about services than the system."
Watch Dogs confirmed for PS4
UPDATE: Confirmed for Wii U. New trailer shows off the most badass phone ever.
Watch Dogs Wii U release touted by retailers
Artwork matches earlier marketing leak.
Watch Dogs out this Christmas "for all home consoles" - report
Bone up on the latest.
Ubisoft: "we have been penalised by the lack of new consoles"
They help customers "reopen their minds".
Impressive new Watch Dogs visual released
Can Ubisoft really squeeze this onto current-gen consoles?
FeatureActual New Games of 2012: The Half-Time Verdict
We pass judgement on the candidates from January and add a few to the list.
Ubisoft snaps up Watch Dogs movie domains
Big plans for lauded new action IP?
FeatureE3 Reaction: The Next Generation Arrives at E3
Amidst franchise fatigue it seemed that while the platform holders might not be ready for the next gen just yet, others most definitely are.
FeatureWatch Dogs Preview: Placing Power in Your Palm
Ubisoft's open world game delivered the best action of E3 - and it promises to offer much, much more.
Ubisoft's Watch Dogs unveiled, platforms not yet disclosed
UPDATE: Ubisoft confirms it's heading for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.